Clarist

English Etymology From en Clare ist, q.v. Noun en Catholicism en Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly one who follows or advocates the original precepts established by Clare of Assisi St Clare. en 1840 Kenelm Henry Digby Mores Catholici 404 His wife desired to enter a convent of Clarists. Coordinate terms en Urbanist Adjective - en Catholicism en Clarissan: of or related to the Order of Saint Clare. en 2001 Corinne G. Dempsey Kerala Christian Sainthood 18 Soon after I arrived in Kerala, during a period when I was making frequent visits to Alphonsa's shrine in Bharananganam, a few of the Clarist nuns decided that I should take a trip up into the nearby mountain range to meet a gentleman they thought would be of great help to me in my research. References Clarisse n 33836 2019 en eponyms 2-syllable words en People Women Monasticism